A sampling of national and international news coverage featuring Cornell and people at Cornell.
Steven Kyle, professor of applied economics, comments on steps other than layoffs that are being taken in response to the recession by companies that pride themselves on retaining their workforce, but need to cut costs.
Steve Squyres, astronomy professor and chief scientist for the Mars rover missions, discusses the continuing success of the Mars Rovers, which have lasted nearly 5 years longer than expected.
Bernadette Meyler, law school faculty member, comments on the case of a German family seeking political asylum in the U.S. for religious reasons.
ILR faculty member Arthur Wheaton comments on the appointment of Ed Montgomery as autoworker czar, and on other steps the Obama administration is taking on behalf of the auto industry.
David Just, applied economics and management faculty member, discusses the practice of re-labeling vegetable names - such as "X-Ray vision carrots" (instead of just plain "carrots") - to make them more palatable to children.
L. Joseph Thomas, dean of the Johnson Graduate School of Management, is profiled.
Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, comments on changes to the International Monetary Fund brought about by the global economic crisis.
Steve Squyres, astronomy professor and chief scientist for the Mars rover missions, talks about the planning process for possible upcoming robotic exploration of the solar system, in his new role as chair of the steering committee for the next Solar System Exploration Decadal Survey, organized by the U.S. National Academies.
Sociology faculty member Erin York Cornwell found that older, lonely adults tend to be in poor physical and mental health.
Dr. Jam Ghajar, Weill Cornell Medical College professor, discusses a child who had suffered head injuries. The girl was saved after her parents saw a TV news report on the death of actress Natasha Richardson.
Paul Kintner, professor of electrical and computer engineering, comments on a National Academy of Sciences report about the disastrous effects on the national power grid of a solar storm.
Mary Ann Krisa, a residence hall director North Campus, discusses the financial practicality for a student to being a residence hall advisor.
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor William Provine discusses the life of Charles Darwin.
L. Joseph Thomas, dean of the Johnson Graduate School of Management, discusses the ways the economy affects job prospects for students.
Economics Professor Robert Frank comments on the problematic nature of pay day loans.
Erik Patel, Ph.D. student in biological psychology, comments on the illegal logging of trees taking place in Madagascar during the chaos following a recent coup.
The book "The Spartacus War," by Classics Professor Barry Strauss, is reviewed.
Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, is quoted on the ramifications of China's desire to replace the dollar as the global currency.
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "Alger Hiss and the Battle for History" by Susan Jacoby.
Economics Professor Robert Frank authors a look at the reasons behind large executive salaries for CEOs.
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "So Damn Much Money: The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government," by Robert G. Kaiser.
ILR Professor Emeritus Vernon Briggs discusses the impact of the economic crisis on companies that hire undocumented immigrant workers.
A review of the book "Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence," by Seth Shostak, mentions the Cornell-operated Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, as well as the late Cornell astronomer Carl Sagan and the observatory's former director Frank Drake.
Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, comments on a call by China to replace the dollar as the world's standard.
ILR Dean Harry Katz comments on the slow progress of talks between the United Autoworkers, General Motors and Chrysler.
Weill Cornell Medical College Professor Dr. Marc Goldstein discusses the increase in vasectomies attributed to the economic crisis.
Elaine Engst, rare and manuscript collection director, reflects on the 50th anniversary of the publication of "Elements of Style," written by Cornellians William Strunk Jr. and his student E.B. White.
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "Come Home, America: The Rise and Fall (And Redeeming Promise) Of Our Country" by William Greider.
Cornell student-athlete Jon Jaques graciously reflects on his team's loss in Friday's NCAA Tournament game, and looks forward to next season.
Brian Chabot, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, and natural resources faculty member Steve Childs discuss the process of making maple syrup.
Cornell student-athlete Jon Jaques discusses his experiences participating in the NCAA tournament, in a New York Times blog.
Cornell student-athlete Louis Dale, playing in the NCAA basketball tournament today, is interviewed by his hometown newspaper.
Cornell student Ryan Wittman, cited as a top student in the NCAA tournament, is interviewed.
Ryan Wittman, Jeff Foote, Coach Steve Donahue and other members of the men's basketball team field questions in a press conference on a variety of topics, including their opinion of last fall's Cornell episode of "The Office."
John Fitzpatrick, director of the Lab of Ornithology, comments on a report released by the U.S. Department, of the Interior, which found that several major bird populations have decreased, due to development, while others have avoided extinction thanks to conservation efforts.
Kelly Musick, policy analysis and management faculty member, comments on a government report that found that, based on 2007 birth certificates, birth rates are up for women in their 20s, 30s and early 40s as well as for teens 15-19.
Dr Philip Stieg, Weill Cornell Medical College neurosurgeon-in-chief, discusses the seemingly minor head injuries that end up being life-threatening, like the one that took the life of actress Natasha Richardson this week.
The Lab of Ornithology Bioacoustics Research Program features prominently in an op-ed lamenting the loss of funding for the program's Right Whale Listening Network, which monitored whale activity off the coast of Long Island and was instrumental in preventing collisions between ships and whales.
Khaliq Gant, who remains a part of the men's basketball team in spite of a severe injury that ended his playing days, is the subject of a profile on the eve of Cornell's NCAA tournament game.
Weill Cornell Medical College Professor Richard A. Friedman is quoted in an article about new findings which suggest that the narcolepsy drug Modafinil (Provigil) may be addictive.
Ronnie Coffman, professor of plant breeding and genetics, comments on gains in the battle against the fungal pathogen wheat rust.
An article about the difficulties top universities face due to the economic crisis quotes President David Skorton's March 6 statement on Cornell's financial situation.
Warren Allmon, professor of paleontology and director of Ithaca's Paleontological Research Institution, discusses the possibility of some organisms surviving climate change by way of natural selection.
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "Angels and Ages: A Short Book About Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life" by Adam Gopnik.
Weill Cornell Medical College Professor Richard A. Friedman writes about the trial and error process necessary for becoming a skilled doctor.
Robert Swieringa, professor of accounting, discusses mark-to-market and the current state of the stock market
Greg Eells, director of counseling and psychological services, comments on the use of online training programs for counselors by university mental health professionals.
Roy Ashok, Johnson Graduate School of Management MBA student, comments on the effect of the economic crisis on student-run venture capital funds.
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "Blood & Rage: A Cultural History of Terrorism" by Michael Burleigh.
Jon Kleinberg, computer science professor, discusses the effects of social networking sites on people's lives.
ILR Dean Harry Katz is quoted in a comparison of today's bailout of the auto industry to the 1970's bailout of the railroad industry.
Christopher Clark, director of the Lab of Ornithology's Bioacoustics Research Program, laments the canceling of a project to monitor the endangered right whales species off New York harbor due to lack of funding as a result of New York state's budget difficulties.
President David Skorton is quoted in an article about steps various universities are taking to deal with the effects of the economic crisis.
Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, is featured in a report on President Barack Obama's efforts to aid the world economy.
Larry Walker, professor of biological and environmental engineering, along with research associate Stephane Corgie and graduate students Linelle Fontenelle and Jeremy Luterbacher, discuss their research into creating ethanol out of grass.
An article about the dangers posed by near-Earth asteroids discusses the National Science Foundation's plans to cease funding the Arecibo Observatory, managed by the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center at Cornell.
Harry Lawless, professor of food science, is quoted in an article about a call by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to manufacture tofu flavored from a derivative of actor George Clooney's sweat.
Weill Cornell Medical College faculty members Sandy Saintonge and Linda Gerber are coauthors of a study that finds that 1 in 7 American adolescents is vitamin D deficient.
Professor Saul Teukolsky, physics department chair and leader at Cornell of the joint Caltech-Cornell Program for Simulation of eXtreme Spacetimes team, comments on the $3.1 million gift by the Sherman Fairchild Foundation to support the program's research into computer simulations of the distortion of space-time by gravity waves.
Daniel Gilrein, entomologist and educator with the Suffolk County Cornell Cooperative Extension, comments on the controversy over the use of a tick control device at the Fire Island National Seashore.
Michael Farrell of the Cornell Sugar Maple Program comments on the ramifications of the rise in maple syrup prices.
Bob Gravani, professor of food science, discusses new safety guidelines issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for companies that use peanut products, in the wake of the recent salmonella outbreak.
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "Joseph P. Kennedy Presents: His Hollywood Years" by Cari Beauchamp.
Economics Professor Robert Frank is quoted in an op-ed about the reasons behind the large pay packages of banking CEOs.
The development, by a team led by Fiber Science and Apparel Design faculty member Margaret Frey, of a nano-fibered cloth that releases pesticides is listed as one of the top 10 reasons for using nanotechnology in food.
(Click on the "Listen Now" link) Sean Nicholson, policy analysis and management faculty member, comments on the drug company Merck & Co.'s purchase of Schering-Plough Corp. for $41.1 billion in stock and cash.
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "The Future of Liberalism" by Alan Wolfe.
Andrew Mertha, government faculty member, comments on the reasons behind the opposition to China's water projects.
Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, comments on the effect of the economic crisis on developing countries.
Ronald Crystal, Weill Cornell Medical College professor, comments on President Barack Obama's plan to end limits on funding for embryonic stem-cell research that were set by President George W. Bush in 2001.
In an interview, President David Skorton talks with The Miami Herald about the economic problems facing many colleges and universities.
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "Frankly, My Dear: 'Gone with the Wind' Revisited," by Molly Haskell.
The Agricultural Experiment Station has launched a new renewable fuel project, the Cornell University Renewable Bioenergy Initiative, or CURBI for short, that will make fuel from used deep-fryer oil, campus waste streams and other biomass resources to generate bioenergy for use on campus.
In their blog on the Huffington Post, American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler and alumnus Kevin Morris review the book "Snark," by David Denby.
Economics Professor Robert Frank is featured in a report on the changing definition of middle class.
Andrew Mertha, government faculty member, comments on the relationship between China's parliament and economic recovery.
Fred Kotler, ILR faculty member, comments on the ramifications of President Obama's new rules on contracting that stress unionized work forces.
ILR Professor Ronald G. Ehrenberg, director of the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute, comments on the importance of the first impressions formed by prospective students during their first visit to their potential school's campus.
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "1864: Lincoln at the Gates of History" by Charles Bracelen Flood.
Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, comments on China's economy and the role it can play in the world's economic recovery.
ILR Professor Richard Hurd comments on factors that may bring about an increase in union membership.
The Avon Foundation for Women has awarded a $1.5 million grant to establish the Global Center for Women and Justice at the Law School.
